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How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War

  • Written by Jon Grinspan, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil WarAn image from Harper's Weekly depicts the 'Grand procession of Wide-Awakes at New York on the evening of October 3, 1860.' Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

There’s one question I get every time I give a talk. I’m a curator of political history at the Smithsonian Institution, and when I discuss the deep history of...

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